EDITION OF TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 (PetPowellPress) -- Let’s just dive right into Tuesday’s report. Perhaps there’ll be something you can use, a critter you can save or an opinion you’d like to give. Read on:THE CHALLENGES OF DOGSNow and then rescuers run across a dog that isn’t interested in sharing anything -- not food, not a spot on the floor, not a pat on the head. Usually the dog has already endured some bad stuff. And that is the case of Buddy, subject of an appeal from Carol Whatley of the Van Zandt County Humane Society. We heard about this from Sidney Busch of the Friends of the Animals at Cedar Creek Lake, which operates the world’s most successful spay/neuter clinic at Gun Barrel City, Texas. A note from Carol asks, "Allow me to plead Buddy’s case.” Then she explains: “He's a survivor, having lived through several mishaps, surgeries, cruelty, abandonment, etc. He's 9 years old, and deserves to live the rest of his life in peace. He has a good home right now, but his pet mommy is in poor health, and may not be with us much longer. We're trying to home him now rather than be in a panic to do so later. HE MUST BE THE ONLY DOG. He doesn't share well. “Buddy is a sweetheart and Mike and I would take him in a second, except we have 15 other dogs. He's affectionate and loves being a couch potato. Up to date on everything, neutered, etc.” To offer to audition to adopt Buddy, call Carol at 903-479-4040.IN CASE YOU MISSED THE AUGUST REPORT This was posted on the Dallas Animal Services Facebook site on Tuesday. You may recall that last week Readlarrypowell.com reported on the success of Molly DeVoss’ work with DAS cats. Here’s what DAS said about last month: “August was an amazing month for the animals of Dallas! 1,221 animals were adopted from DAS during the month of August - a 62% increase from the same time last year! 444 animals were returned to their owners - a 118% increase! 664 animals went to rescue groups - a 2% increase! “And because of all of this, there was 34% reduction in euthanasia from the same time last year - resulting in a 75.9% live release rate. Thank you to all who have made this possible!” Stats for August are here.Remember, DAS adoptions in September are $20. That beautiful dog is Autumn, a Shiba Inu mix (A1007413). And that cat with “the face”? That is A1006968, currently known as “Mugsy.” Both are among many “unwanted” animals at Dallas Animal Services. Visit dallasanimalservices.org.

MEANWHILE IN DENTON Amy Poskey, our reliable Denton tipster, reports, “Zeus is STILL waiting for his miracle. Poor baby is only 1-2 yrs young and hasn’t been given the chance he deserves just because he can jump fences, is HW+, and needs to be the one-and-only love sponge in his furever home. Bless his heart, Zeus watched all the other pooches find love and leave the shelter for ‘Clear the Shelter Day’ but he was left behind and nobody has given him a chance. I don’t know how much longer he has so PLEASE consider giving Zeus a place to call home!” To give a home or a safe place to this under-2, nearly 50-pound dog, email dale.amyposkey@verison.net or gayla.nelsen@cityofdenton.com, paul.o’neill@cityofdenton.com, dentonshelterdogs@yahoo.com, and/or dentonanimalservices@yahoo.com. Call the Denton McNatt Animal Shelter at 940-349-7594 or drop by 3717 N. Elm St. in Denton.

CHARITY NOTE Honestly, anybody else need to be reminded that the 14th is North Texas Giving Day? Remember, you can already start the giving process. You can go to northtexasgivingday.org to donate to your favorite causes -- human and animal. Please do not attempt to give to readlarrypowell.com. We’re not non-profit even though it looks like it. "We’d like to make money, but we can’t teach the cats to perform as Pagliacci, the Clown, though someone has HERE . Crank up those speakers! LIV WAITINGWHOA. Does this photo tell a story!Dog in a “cone” of uncertainty after Harvey. Her adventure started before Harvey. We get the follow up from Karen Lee of Barkleyworld.ocom. who says, “Liv has had some setbacks and needs more donations."The youcaring link is HERE. You may recall seeing the story. Harvey was drawing a bead on Houston, people were fleeing and a Cody’s Friends Rescue volunteer, leaving town, spotted a crate with a dog in it “next to the highway and a police car there as well.”Naturally, she circled back to offer to help. The story from Cody’s Friends is this: “Bystanders had seen this beautiful girl trying to limp across the highway obviously in pain and having already been hit by car at least once. She did make it to the side and police were called. Thanks to our wonderful volunteer, she was surrendered to us rather than taken to a local shelter where she would surely now be dead. Liv has many injuries that include: Right femur fracture, pelvis fractures, right hip dislocation, tail fracture, open wounds to hind legs.” The dog has left Houston for medical care. She had no chip, no tags. And now she is healing.

CONTEMPLATION: THE HUMAN ELEMENTTETHERED TO STAKES, RUNNERS Tethering dogs. How many different ways can this be a problem?Bad weather. Bad people. Bad diseases. All threaten dogs tethered in yards. Thanks heavens for laws and active enforcement. But, what about dogs tethered to joggers? Big dogs cope OK except when idiots run with them in weather that is too hot for someone in a fur coat. Then there are the people who run with a Chihuahua or Yorkie on a retractable leash. Death-defying. These dogs’ aren’t runners. And it doesn’t help them when you keep running and they’re being dragged on the cement behind you. Honestly, if you’re going to exercise your body, exercise your brain, too. --- To comment, grip your UntetheredMouse and click below. ---